Bibliograph

The house tells the story, homes of the American presidents, by Adam Van Doren ; foreword by David McCullough

Type

Label

The house tells the story, homes of the American presidents, by Adam Van Doren ; foreword by David McCullough

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The house tells the story

Oclc number

899952388

Responsibility statement

by Adam Van Doren ; foreword by David McCullough

Sub title

homes of the American presidents

Summary

Pre-eminent historian David McCullough and noted artist Adam Van Doren unite for an excursion to the celebrated homes of fifteen American presidents, past and present

Table Of Contents

Foreword by David McCullough -- Introduction -- Springwood, Hyde Park, New York Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York Teddy Roosevelt -- Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia Thomas Jefferson -- Mount Vernon, Virginia George Washington -- Peacefield, Quincy, Massachusetts John Adams / John Quincy Adams -- Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, Maine George H. W. Bush -- Woodrow Wilson Home, Washington DC Woodrow Wilson -- John F. Kennedy House, Brookline, MA Joe and Rose Kennedy Home, Hyannis Port, MA John F. Kennedy -- Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania James Buchanan -- Calvin Coolidge Historic Site, Plymouth Notch, Vermont Calvin Coolidge -- Lindenwald, Kinderhook, New York Martin Van Buren -- Harry Truman Home, Independence, Missouri Harry S. Truman -- Prairie Chapel Ranch, Crawford, Texas George W. Bush -- Jimmy Carter Historic Site, Plains, Georgia Jimmy Carter -- Epilogue: The White House, Washington DC -- Brief Biographies of the Presidents -- A Gallery of Presidents' Homes -- Acknowledgments

Target audience

adult

Classification